orchids. £. longispica thrives in a mixture of peat and 
sphagnum, kept moist at all times except for about eight 
weeks in midwinter, when the plant should be allowed to 
_ rest.—W. W arson. 
Fig. 1, flower; 2, white papillae from centre of lip; 3, column; 4, anther 
cap; 5, pollinia :—all enlarged. 
